Ironing board



Nov. 20 1923.

J. LUTES momma BOARD Filed April 8 1920 Luiea. INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

UNHTE srarss JOHN LU'IES, 0F FERGUSON, IOWA.

IRONING BOARD.-

Application filed April 8,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN LU'rEs, a citizen of the United States residing at Ferguson, in the county of Marshall and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ironing boards and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide an ironing board of simple and durable structure adapted to be applied to the edge of a table top or other support and which may be conveniently used for ironing garments or articles of apparel as for instance skirts, bodies, sleeves and trousers.

With this object in view, the ironing board includes a relatively long and narrow panel provided at one end with a recess and having blocks mounted upon its under side at the side edges of the recess and a prop or leg pivotally mounted between the blocks and having an end portion adapted to enter the recess when the ironing board is set up, said prop having at one end a clamping head adapted to engage the upper surface of the table. The panel is provided upon its top side with a cleat which is disposed transversely of the panel and having one edge flush with the inner end wall of the recess. The panel and the cleat are of wood and the grain of the wood of the cleat is disposed transversely of the grain of the wood of the panel and therefore a laminated structure is provided whereby the parts effectually brace each other and splitting or warping of the parts is prevented.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ironing board.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the ironing board folded.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the board and prop at the clamp end.

Figure 4 is a transverse section'through the structure along the pivot of the prop.

The ironing board comprises a panel 1 of wood and the said panel is relatively long,

1920. Serial No. 372,305.

narrow and thin in its respective longitudinal, breadth and thickness dimensions. The

longitudinal edges of the panel from a point approximately mid-way between the ends thereof converge toward each other and toward one end of the panel. The panel is provided at its opposite end at a point mid way between the side edges thereof with a recess 2. Upon the underside of the panel blocks 3 are mounted and the blocks are located at the opposite side edges of the recess 2. A prop 4 is pivoted between the blocks and when the device is not in use. the said prop may lie along the underside of the panel and approximately parallel there to and in close proximity therewith. The prop 4 is provided at its shorter end portion with a notch 6 in which is located a clamping block or head 7. When the ironing board is set up the shorter end portion of the prop is disposed through the recess 2 and the clamping head 7 engages against the upper surface of the table top or support in a'usual manner. The lower end of the prop 4: has contact with the surface of the floor. A cleat 8, of wood, is disposed transversely across the panel 1 and at the upper surface thereof. One edge of the cleat 8 is flush with the inner end wall of the recess 2. The grain of the wood of which the cleat 8 is composed is disposed transversely to the grain of the wood of the panel 1 and consequently a laminated structure is provided and these parts brace each other and prevent warping or splitting.

From the foregoing description taken in conj nnction with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that an ironingb-oard of simple, and durable structure is provided, and while the same is composed of relatively light and. fragile material, the parts are so arranged as to prevent distortion, warping, or splitting under the conditions of moisture and temperature to which the structure will be subjected when in use.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is i A device of the class described having a board provided with a slot extending inwardly from one endthereof, a prop pivoted to the board and movable in said slot, said prop having a notch in one side thereof be- 'low the upper end, a block in said notch whereby it will be overlapped by a portion 7 of the prop and reinforced from ebeve, said folded flet against the under Surface of the block having its urider'surface movable into board. 7 x 10 parallelism with the board, the bleak being In testimony Wheredf I mix my Signature Widerthan the rop, the said" surface and in presence of two Witnesses. z

adjacent end Of the board being adapted to JOHN LUTES.

grip asupport, and said blo'ck being .mov- VVitnesses': f V aflole beyond the adjacent end of the board to J. A. WORKMAN, clear the same and enable the prdp tdbe AGNES B. WORKMAN. 

